MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - A 32-year-old registered sex offender faces multiple charges after reportedly attacking a minor ...

Saturday night, there is another disturbance set to make it’s way across the stateline. This will give us another slight rain ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Nearly a decade after a Rockford mother and her three children were killed in their home, the man ...

Almost 40,000 people voiced their feedback the last time the park district wanted public input in 2018. This turned into ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Regional Site Readiness Program helps the area prepare for future industrial use. $2.5 million is ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Two teens face multiple charges after police say they found guns and drugs during a traffic stop.

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - Police ask for the public’s help finding two suspects allegedly involved in a shots fired incident.

Warming quickly today with highs in the middle 50’s this afternoon breaking an old record of 52 set in 2012. Expect ...

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From 10 to 11 a.m. every Thursday in February, the Rockford Public Library will hold its ‘Black Kid Magic’ storytime series. Each week, librarians will choose a book from RPL’s collection that ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Two cats are missing after a house fire Thursday afternoon on Rockford’s east side. District Chief Joe Montavon says firefighters arrived at the home in the 3900 block of ...